by Allison | May 3, 2016 | Posts
A year ago we made the decision that will dwarf all other decisions for the rest of our lives. There were more than enough wagers that we wouldn’t make it the year on the boat, that we (probably I) would jump overboard and pull the plug on this crazy dream. So... 
by Allison | May 2, 2016 | 2016, Logbook, Posts, USVI
Pulling into St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands on our own boat was utterly surreal. We had talked about it, dreamt about it and planned for it, but we were not sure it would ever really happen. And then there we were. WHAT.THE.HECK!!!!??!?! We pulled up little ole... 
by Allison | Apr 30, 2016 | 2016, Logbook, Puerto Rico
Once Bo had our new parts installed on the engine and we had loaded up the boat with Costco provisions we were ready to finally head towards the Virgin Islands. The Spanish Virgin islands that is. Rumor from other cruisers was that the Spanish Virgins were not to be... 
by Allison | Apr 26, 2016 | 2016, Logbook, Posts, Puerto Rico
It just so happens that our buddies on Nightingale Tune are drastically more sophisticated and posh than this country mouse and city mouse here on Selah. They are New York city folk and let me tell you – they can cook like none other. It helps that Lauren is a... 
by Allison | Apr 22, 2016 | 2016, Logbook, Puerto Rico
If you follow us on any social media it is no secret we are completely smitten with Puerto Rico. In fact, we are so smitten we are bringing the boat back here for hurricane storage – but that is a story for another day. We had some engine issues to deal with and... 